FROM its very first mention to the landslide referendum result in December 2008, the complete story of the congestion charge proposals for Greater Manchester is tracked in the interactive timeline here.
Click on an item to zoom in and discover more or use the zoom at the top of the timeline to see the entire history.Congestion charge: From conception to referendum
August 22, 2008
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amale, Eccles (28/08/2008 at 14:49)
Ole, Leigh (01/09/2008 at 10:48)
Pentest 2, Hyde (02/10/2008 at 22:07)
NuLabour councillors, you are a bunch of 'CON' artists and ripoff merchants.
Tell the public the truth as well as the advertising lies.
Like everyone will end up paying more out in higher prices, due to the fact that the traders who cross the 'CON' charge zone will pass the charges on ...to you, the consumer.
Mad Welsh Scotsman, Cadishead (16/10/2008 at 13:58)
Dukey, ECCLES (05/12/2008 at 14:53)
Dustyuk (10/12/2008 at 19:01)
Also on this charge, I can understand the emergency services not paying it and taxis not paying it and blue badge holders not paying but they are also going to let motorcyclists , patients regualarly visiting hospital and Trafford park employees (who all add to the congestion, and certainly the exhaust fumes that add to respiratory problems).
The question is, ' Who exactly is going to pay this congestion charge?'
Certainly not all the people that clog up the roads and make life difficult for those without cars.
I look at it this way, if they can afford a car and afford to run it then they can afford to pay the price for making things difficult for pedestrians and clogging up roads.
Regards
Dusty